Degrees

BIO 210 Molecular Biology Course Objectives: 

1. To learn how to analyze and interpret molecular systems
2. To gain an understanding of molecular experimental data
3. To learn how to formulate hypotheses and design experiments to test these hypotheses
4. To develop an appreciation of how molecular biology is used in every field of biology

List of Topics:

• Cells as macromolecular assemblies
• Proteins and Compartments
• DNA as Genetic information
• What are genes
• Nucleic acid structure
• Isolating the Gene
• Messenger RNA
• Protein synthesis
• The genetic code
• Gene expression
• Transcription
• DNA replication
• Phages